Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at South University-Columbia is greatly skewed towards women students, with 85.8% of undergraduate students being women and 14.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 486, with 417 women and 69 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at South University-Columbia is greatly skewed towards women students, with 73.4% of undergraduate students being women and 26.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 139, with 102 women and 37 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 14.2% 69 students
- women 85.8% 417 students
Graduate Students
- men 26.6% 37 students
- women 73.4% 102 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 67.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 326 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 20.0% of the student body, with 97 students. Hispanic students represent 6.4% of the population, with 31 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.7%, with 13 students. Asian students account for 0.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 4 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 2 students.
International students make up 0.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 3 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.9% of the population, totaling 9 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within South University-Columbia.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 67.2% 326 students
- White 20.0% 97 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 31 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 13 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 9 students
- Asian 0.8% 4 students
- International students 0.6% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 2 students
Graduate Students
- African American 71.7% 99 students
- White 19.6% 27 students
- Asian 4.3% 6 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 3 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 2 students
- Hispanic 0.7% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 70.3% 83 students
- White 16.9% 20 students
- Hispanic 5.1% 6 students
- Mixed race 3.4% 4 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 3 students
- Asian 0.8% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.8% 1 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 25-29 26% 127 students
- 40-49 18% 88 students
- 30-34 17% 82 students
- 35-39 13% 64 students
- 22-24 12% 59 students
- 50-64 6% 28 students
- 20-21 5% 24 students
- 18-19 2% 11 students
- 40-49 23% 32 students
- 25-29 21% 29 students
- 35-39 18% 26 students
- 30-34 16% 22 students
- 22-24 11% 15 students
- 50-64 9% 13 students